Monthly Archives: August 2015

A new school in a hard time Goodland High School’s current building was constructed in 1937, in the middle of the Great Depression, by the Public Works Administration (PWA), a New Deal project that employed people on public works projects. PWA was employing 493 men in Sherman County while the high school was under…

A new day dawns A new day has arrived for Goodland education. Grant Junior High is no more and Goodland Junior-Senior High (GJSH) has arrived. USD 352-Goodland held an Open House Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, to show its patrons what their taxes are paying for. Cutting the ribbon for GJSH Before opening the doors, USD…

View the annual sunflower spectacular in Sherman County As Kansas’ Sunflower Capital, Goodland residents and visitors look forward to the annual display of the state’s signature flower. This field was planted along Highway 27 north of Goodland. It was one of several fields along the proposed High Plains Scenic Byway. More fields were visible from…

In front of Smoky Hills Public Television’s camera, Donna Price, Sherman County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director (center), welcomes visitors to Goodland. SHPTV films a Goodland episode of “Traveling Kansas” Goodland and Sherman County will be featured in Smoky Hills Public Television’s (SHPTV) “Traveling Kansas” series. Flatlander Festival will be featured in a program…